Which of the Following Is an Example of an Ecosystem

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem?

• A)All of the brook trout in a 500 hectare2 river drainage system.
• B)The plants, animals, and decomposers that inhabit an alpine meadow.
• C)A pond and all of the plant and animal species that live in it.
• D)The intricate interactions of the various plant and animal species on a savanna during a drought.
• E)Interactions between all of the organisms and their physical environment in a tropical rain forest.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points used in a statistical analysis.

β Value

In statistics, represents the type II error rate, or the probability of failing to reject a false null hypothesis; also used to denote regression coefficients in multiple regression models.

Increasing

Becoming greater or larger in quantity, size, intensity, or degree.

Standard Deviation

A figure that gauges the scatter of data points around the mean value, demonstrating the extent of dispersion.